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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠞⠕⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠱⠕⠀⠎⠻⠊⠳⠎⠇⠽⠀⠑⠝⠙⠑⠁⠧⠳⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠌⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠹⠬⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠋⠁⠊⠹⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠑⠎⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀⠠⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠥⠏⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠊⠝⠞⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠀⠑⠭⠉⠥⠎⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠬⠎⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠬⠆⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠁⠀
⠠⠏⠊⠇⠕⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠎⠑⠁⠀⠸⠉⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠏⠕⠇⠑⠤⠌⠜⠂⠀⠭⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑
⠀⠝⠕⠀⠋⠁⠥⠇⠞⠀⠔⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠌⠑⠻⠀⠦⠀⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀
⠠⠌⠜⠎⠀⠵⠀⠙⠀⠃⠑⠌⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠑⠎⠀⠗⠂⠀
⠘⠹⠀⠍⠢⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠙⠑⠋⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠔⠉⠬⠀⠠⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠢⠞⠎⠂⠀⠱⠕⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠔⠀
⠮⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠍⠑⠻⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠜⠗⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠺⠑⠁⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠠⠉⠳⠝⠎⠑⠇⠎⠀⠯⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠁⠇⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠞⠗⠥⠹⠀⠯⠀⠥⠏⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠍⠽⠀⠓⠑⠜⠞⠂⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠌⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠯⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠠⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠫⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠙⠢⠊⠫⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠹⠬⠀⠞⠀⠴⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀
⠋⠁⠊⠗⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠯⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀⠙⠑⠃⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠳⠝⠙⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠠⠓⠳⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠋⠥⠗⠮⠗⠀⠮⠝
⠀⠠⠊⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠔⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠴⠀
⠃⠳⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠹⠬⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀
⠍⠑⠀⠍⠂⠀⠮⠝⠀⠱⠢⠀⠍⠽⠀⠠⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠢⠞⠀⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠥⠗⠗⠫⠀⠾⠀
⠮⠊⠗⠎⠂⠀⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠍⠒⠀⠠⠽⠑⠁⠂⠀⠔⠀⠸⠍⠀⠹⠬⠎⠂⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠝⠀
⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠑⠀⠯⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠇⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠠⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃
⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠜⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠢⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠓⠕⠝⠳⠗⠀⠴⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠫⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠡⠕⠎⠑⠀⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠢⠽⠀⠍⠽⠀⠠⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂

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